Red House
Wednesday 12 September 2018 10am - 2pm
Meet on Piccadilly near the RA for the coach.
£52, includes coach and coffee.
Friends of the RA book first
By popular demand, Friends return to Red House in Bexleyheath, the only house commissioned, created and lived in by William Morris, founder of the Arts & Crafts movement.
Morris and his wife Janey lived in the house between 1860-1865. During this time the house was at the centre of the pre-Raphaelite circle, with regular visitors including Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Edward Burne-Jones and Ford Madox Brown.
On this tour, Friends enjoy a private tour of the house and explore the extensive collection of Morris designs and decorative schemes. A particular highlight for Friends is the recently discovered wall painting by Morris and his friends, which had been hidden for decades behind a fitted wardrobe and was uncovered and restored in 2013.